Gail Kim Quotes

I get such joy out of performing for people, and you can tell whether they like you or they don't like you the minute you walk out on the stage. And they don't even have to tell me that they had a good time. I know they had a good time.

Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.

I liked being on stage; I just didn't like the theatrical aspect of being in front of people.

My live performance, it just comes from feeling an energy and emotion from the crowd.

A performer needs and craves a live audience.

I don't feel I'm fighting to reach this huge audience; it just happens. I go on stage before the audience arrives and look out to this vast empty house. There's something therapeutic about taking in the ring where you'll perform.

Nothing feels better than going onstage and everybody is singing every word - and actually wanting to see you.

I get a little teary on stage sometimes. It can be really emotional when it dawns on you that people are singing along and having fun.

I enjoy, always, the feeling of being in front of an audience.

I don't want to stand on stage night after night, without being on my face beforehand truly crying out for those that have come to the event.

Some nights you walk off stage and go 'That was a good crowd.'

I like playing in front of the crowd and get them into it.

I act for my fans. I expect them to enjoy my performance rather than starting fan clubs.

I learned by standing in the wings and watching established acts on stage.

My ideal setting is I walk from the streets, backstage, and straight onto the stage. Two minutes, and I am on the stage. That way, in my head I have gone from my world and then into a social setting with my friends.

When I finished performing 'I Won't Give Up' for the first time, I opened my eyes, and I think there was maybe six people in there when I started, and when I finished there was about 30 people, all standing around with their jaws dropped in complete silence. I said, 'Okay, I think this song has some power to it.' So coffee shops work for me.

The audience, the place you're in, has everything to do with how your performance goes.

Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with the red amp lights glowing, the flashlight that shows each performer the way to his spot on the stage. It's crucial not to blow it. It sets the tempo of the show; it affects everyone's perception of the band.

I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a live audience, it actually really works for me.

WWE is a space where I thrived, and I loved, and I still do. I love connecting with an audience; that is the greatest thing about going back to WWE.

I think I'm more entertainer than musician. I like to get with the crowd, make this night special for them.

I don't know, on a sitcom, and in theatre especially, you have to really be listening to an audience. And if you're losing them, you can hear the sniffs, and the playbills shuffling and whatnot.

You put him in front of 50,000 people, he's at home.

I have fun on stage, so people think maybe they should, too.

I really love live performing!